MFA
Entries for the 26th MFA Awards are open.
With 23 categories, entries are open until May 2, with early bird submissions due by April 17.
"The MFA Awards set the benchmark for media effectiveness and innovation, showcasing how media agencies bring their shared purpose—We Are The Changers—to life at the highest level," MFA CEO Sophie Madden said.
This year’s MFA Awards will be celebrated at a black-tie gala dinner September 18 at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse.
The MFA Awards will be led by co-chairs Chris Colter, managing director of media strategy ANZ at Accenture, for his third term and Catherine Rushton, chief strategy officer at This Is Flow, for the first time. She succeeds Sophie Price, Essencemediacom’s chief strategy officer, who stepped down at the end of 2024.
They will be joined on the MFA Awards Steering Committee by:
- David Bielenberg, National Head of Strategy PHD
- Raj Gupta, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer UM
- Ryan Hancock, National Strategy & Planning Director Match & Wood
- Caroline Hugall Chief Strategy Officer, Spark Foundry
- Nick Kavanagh Chief Strategy Officer, iProspect
- Grant LeQuesne, Director, Strategy & Insight, Wavemaker
- Mitchell Long, Chief Strategy Officer, Havas Media Network Australia
- James Rawlings, Group Head of Strategy, OMD
- Marine Turner, Sydney Head of Strategy, Essencemediacom
The MFA’s conference MFA EX will be held in Melbourne on September 4 and in Sydney September 18 ,.
MFA EX aims to inspire and educate the media industry by highlighting global best-practice work, media innovation and cutting-edge thinking.
Nominations for judges are also being accepted from industry professionals with a minimum of 12 years’ experience.
The Seven Network returns as the Grand Prix Sponsor for the 16th consecutive year.
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